John died on the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the United States' government, which he helped to create. His successor to the presidency, Thomas Jefferson, with whom John Adams was friends, died on the same day.

Age

90 years

Buried

United First Parish Church, Quincy, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

John Adams was originally buried in Hancock Cemetery upon his death in 1826. His son, John Quincy Adams, helped to finance the construction of the United First Parish Church, to which John's remains were removed in 1828. He remains there to this day.